Obs. rare. [Of obscure origin: cf. ON. tinta fem., a small bottle, Norw. dial. tint a small vessel or measure; these are probably not native Scand. words.] (See quots.)
c. 1440. Promp. Parv., 494/2. Tynte, mesure, satum. Ibid., 222/2. Half a buschel, or eytendele (… H., P. or tynt), satum.
1552. Huloet, Tynte or halfe parte of a bushell, semimodius.
